Cherry Pie Cupcakes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories
Equipment
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Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups granulated white sugar
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk, room temperature
- 1 (20) ounce can, cherry pie filling
Vanilla Cinnamon Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3-4 cups confectioners sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoons whole milk
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
Instructions
Cherry Pie Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cupcake trays with liners. Set aside
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, oil, and sugar until light and completely combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, then the vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Gently fold half of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture.
- Portion 1 scoop (approximately 1 to 1 ½ Tablespoons) of batter into each cupcake liner and bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven and place 1 Tablespoon of cherry pie filling in the center of the cupcake. Cover the cupcakes with remaining cupcake batter (approximately 1 ½ Tablespoons each).
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the cupcakes are completely set and an inserted toothpick comes out without any wet cake batter.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare your vanilla cinnamon frosting.
Vanilla Cinnamon Frosting
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer with beaters attached, beat together the butter and 2 cups of confectioners sugar for 2 minutes until smooth.
- Add 2 Tablespoons of milk, cinnamon, and vanilla paste, beat well to incorporate. Add additional confectioners sugar, to taste and texture preferences.
- Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Swirl a circle of the frosting onto the top of each cooled cupcake. Spoon a Tablespoon or so of cherry pie filling into the centre of the frosting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake